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ALFRED BITTER JURNITSOHEK VON WEHRSTEDT.

CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE WITH LOADING FRAME EJEGTOR.

Patented Feb. 9, 189Z.'

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ALFRED BITTER JURNITSOHEK VON WEHRSTEDT. CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE WITH LOADING FRAME EJEOTOR.

No. 468,394. Patented Feb. 9, 1892.

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Patented Feb. 9, 1892'.

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ALFRED BITTER JURNITSCHEK VON XVEHRSTEDT, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

CARTRIDGE-MAGAZINE WITH LOADING-FRAME EJECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,394, dated February 9, 1892.

' Application filed June 30, 1891. Serial No. 898,096- (No model.)

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED BITTER J UR- NITSCHEK VON WEHRSTEDT, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, in the Province of Lower Austria, in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (Jartridge-Magazines with Loading-Frame Eject-- breech-loading magazine fire-arms, and more especially to the magazine thereof, and has for its object the provision of means for the use of cartridge-holders containing a sulficient number of cartridges to load the magazine, said holder, with its contents, to be introduced into the magazine; also, the provision of feeding devices to feed the cartridges from the holder in the magazine to the receiver, and ejecting mechanism for ejecting the empty holders from said magazine, said ejecting mechanism being timed in its operation to eject the holders when all of the cartridges thereof have been exhausted; also, of means for guiding the bullet end of the cartridges as they are fed from the holder to the receiver; also, of means for unlocking the holder by hand.

To these ends the invention consists in the combination of abreech-loading gun provided with a magazine-chamberimmediately below the receiver and in communication therewith, a locking device for lockin g a cartridge-holder against displacement in the magazine, a feed lever for feeding the cartridges from the holder to the receiver, an ejector for ejecting the empty holder from the magazine, and guides to guide the magazine when moved by the ejector and to guide the bullet end of the cartridges as they are fed to the receiver.

The invention further consists in structural features and combinations of parts, as will now be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which a portion of the magazine.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of so much of a breech-loading magazine-gun as will be necessary to illustrate my invention, showing the receiver and the breech closed. Fig. 1 is a view substantially similar to Fig. 1, showing the receiver and breech open and an empty cartridge-holder about to be ejected. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the breech and receiver open. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of the magazine. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section of the magazine on or about on line a: an of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of said magazine. Fig. 6 is a like view of the locking-lever that serves to lock the cartridge holder to the magazine. Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 are perspective views showing, respectively, the bottom plate of the magazine, the feed-lever for feeding the cartridges from the holder, the ej ectorlever for ejecting the empty holder, and'the guide-lever that guides the bullet end of the cartridges in their movement to the receiver;

and Fig. 11 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the magazine and a cartridge-holder of well-known construction in which the car- .tridges are arranged stepwise.

Similar letters indicate like parts wherever such may occur in the described figures of drawings.

B, Figs. 1 and 2, indicate the receiver; B, the breech-bolt of a breech-loading fire-arm of well-known construction, said receiver hav ing formed in its bottom a longitudinal slot for the passage of the cartridges from a magazine arranged below the receiver, and S the stock of the gun, which is suitably chambered below the receiver, said chamber constituting The other portion of the magazine (shown detached in Fig.

- 3) consists of a taperingbox or frame A, open at top and bottom, which, for greater convenience, as well as with a view to lessening the number of pieces of the gun, has formed at its rear end the trigger-guard a... At its forward end the frame A is provided with two lugs, in which are formed bearings for the pivot-pins d and e of the feed and ejector levers, respectively, and near the triggerguard end said frame has on each side an upwardly-projecting arm a said arms serving as guides for the cartridge-holder both when introduced into or ejected from the magazine. The bottom 0 of the frame A (shown detached in Fig. 7) has at its forward end a hollow post 0 for the screw 0, by means of which the forward end of the magazine is secured to the receiver, (see Figs. 1 and 2,) the rear end of the magazine being secured to the gun-stock by means of a screw to passing through a perforation in a lug or tang projecting from the trigger-guard aof the frame. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) The rear strap-swivel I is pivoted on a pin or screw 2', fitting a hearing in frame A in front of the trigger-guard a, as shown.

The bottom plate 0 of the frame A has an abutment or rest 0 in front of post 0 and near its rear end a horn c enlarged at the base, as shown at 0 to form a seat for the rear end of the cartridge-holder. In rear of the horn c the plate 0 has a lug or catch 0, that engages an opening a, Fig. 5, in .the frontwall of the trigger-guard, so that on removing the screw 0 said bottom plate can be readily removed from the frame and access had to the magazine.

'The'feed-lever E (shown detached in Fig. 9) has the general form of a parallelogram provided with a longitudinal slot e and with a bearing at its forward end for the pivot-pin e, above referred to, and an upwardly-projecting lip 6 for purposes presently explained. At its rear or operative end, the lever E is provided with a flattened'projection or bearin g e", upon which the cartridge-holder rests.

The feed-lever D is of substantially the .same form as the lever E, its slot d being somewhat shorter than the slot of said lever E. At its rear end said lever has a tongue (1 whose upper face is preferably serrated, said tongue having bearing on the cartridges in the holder and being of such width as to readily pass between the side walls of said holder. At its forward end the lever D is chambered out for the reception of a socketed lug (1, said lug having a longitudinal slot into which projects a screw (1 that limits the movement of the stud under the stress of a coiled spring (1 on a guide-pin (1 secured to the rear vertical wall of the chambered portion of the lever. The outer face of the stud d is recessed to form an abutment or shoulder which has bearing on the lip e of lever E, the lever D being pivoted to frame A, on pin (1 above pin 6', as shown, and as arranged the spring-actuated stud d serves to independently revolve both levers on their pivots in one and the same direction.

G indicates a locking-lever. (Shown detached in Fig. 6.) Said lever is pivoted on a pin a that has its bearings in the frame A. (See also Figs. 3, 5, and 11.) The lever G is an anglelever, whose vertical-arm g has a hook g adapted to engage the cartridgeholder, and, as shown, the lower part of the said vertical arm is chambered to form a housing for a coiled spring 9, (shown in dotted lines in the drawings,) said chambered portion projecting rearwardly of the pivot-bearing 9 of the lever, the spring, which has bearing on the upper face of the trigger-guard, tending to throw the vertical arm 9 forward. The horizontal arm g of the lever has at its free end a hooked lug g from which depends a finger-piece 9 that lies outside of the magazine-wall, (see Fig. 4,) so that the locking hook 9 may be disengaged from the cartridgeholder F by hand when it is desired to remove said holder for any cause, the fingerpiece extending through a longitudinallyslotted flange or rib a, formed on frame A. (See Figs. 3 and 5.)

I-I indicates the guide-lever, (shown detached in Fig. 10,) which lever guides the bullet end of the cartridges as they are moved up to the receiver by the feed-lever D, and, as shown, is pivoted to theforward end of the receiver 13. (See. Figs. 1 and 2.) The free end of the guide-lever lies normally in the forward endof the slots (1 and e of the feed and ejector levers, and as said feed lever-is tilted .upwa rdlyby the spring d the said lever His also-moved upwardly. In its normal position the lever H has bearing against the abutment c on the bottom of the magazine, by which it is held against forward motion. As shown, the lever H has a vertical flange at each side to form a groove that prevents lateral displacement of the bullet end of the cartridges, and thereby insures the proper feeding thereof to the receiver.

It will be observed that but a single spring serves to actuate both levers D and E, as well as the guide-lever H, through the medium of the stud (1 having bearing on the lip e of lever E, said lever having a fixed relation to lever D until the empty holder is rejected, which takes place when the last cartridge has been fed from the holder F to the receiver R by the feed-lever D, at which time the said lever will strike the hook g on the free end of the arm 9 of locking-lever G and tilt the same rearwardly against the stress of its spring g, thereby disengaging the holder F and permitting the ejector-lever E to move upwardly under the pressure of the stud d and carry with it and eject the empty holder F. In Fig. 3 I have shown these parts in their relative positions when thelast cartridgein the holder F is about to be carried to the breech by the breeclrbolt B. In Fig.1 I have shown said parts in their relative positions after the empty holder has been ejected, the levers D and E being at the limit of their upward mo tion and being held there by the lockingscrew d that prevents further forward motion of the lug d under the stress of the spring (1 and hence further pressure upon the lip e of lever E.

The cartridge-holderl prefer to use is of the construction fully shown and described in my application for Letters Patent of even date with this, the holder F being substantially a spring-clamp,.and the back or bridge that connects the clamping-jaws being sub stantially U-shaped in section, not only for the purpose of increasing the elasticity of the jaws, but also for the purpose of providinga bearing for the reception of the horn c onthe bottom plate of the magazine to hold the holder F securelyin position. The holder at the point of junction of the back or bridge with the jaws has on opposite sides a vertical groove for the flanges of the cartridges which, when inserted in the holder F, lie in contact with each other, as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3, whereby they are guided in their movement in the holder.

The upper and lower edges of the clamp ing-jaws f of the holder F, as described in my application aforementioned,arebentinwardly I to retain the cartridges.

Although, as stated, I prefer to employ the described holder F, yet I do not desire to limit myself thereto, as other holders of wellknown construction may be used, as shown in Fig. 11,the holderF being of the ordinary form and the cartridges lying therein with their flanges in front of each other or stepwise. In this case the horn c on the bottom plate 0 of the magazine may be dispensed with, the back of the holder being provided with a lug f, with which thelocking-hook g of the lever G engages. The feed-lever D, when an ordinary holder F is used,is or may be provided at its forward end with 'a lug e, that bears against the lowermost cartridge,

7 as shown in Fig. 11.

Instead of providing the horizontal arm of lever G with a finger-piece, said lever may have a third arm 9 terminating in a fingerpiece arranged to project through a slot in the front wall of the trigger-guard a-i. e., the rear wall of the frame A, as shown in Fig. 11. In both constructions either the arm 9 or g performs the function of a detent to release the hook g from the cartridge-holder F or the lug forward end of the cartridge-shells. the holder is fully pushed in, the uppermost f of holder F, as the case may be.

The operation of the described devices may be briefly described as follows: Supposing the parts to he in the position shown in Fig. 1, the guide H lies nearly horizontal in the slots (1 and e of feed and ejector levers D and E, respectively, and as the slot din said lever D is much shorter than the slot 6 in lever E said guide and the free ends of the levers will practically form a bottom for the receiver, so that on withdrawing the breech-bolt B the gun may be used as a single loader. If after withdrawal of the breech-bolt it is desired to load the magazine, a cartridge-holder F is shoved into it and into the horn c on bottom plate 0, the locking hook or lever G being pressed rearwardly by the holder, which, when fully pushed in, will rest on the seat 0 and on the ejector-lever, which, with the feed-lever and the guid lever H, are depressed by the holder F, the jaws f of which lie just in rear of the two guide-arms 0. that guide the \Vlten cartridge will lie in a position (see Fig. 3) to be engaged by the breech-bolt B when again moved forward to close the breech,'and is thereby carried into the breech. This operation being repeated until all of the cartridges have been removed from the holder, when, as hereinbefo re explain ed, the feed-lever engages the hook g on arm 9 of lever Gand tilts said lever, thereby releasing the holder F, which is immediately ejected, thereby advising the marksman of the fact that the magazine is empty.

Although the loading of the magazine is more conveniently-andespecially more rapidly efiected when the necessary number of cartridges to form a load for the magazine are readyput up inholders, yet it is obvious that the magazine may be supplied with loose cartridges, in which case the horn c and the ejector and locking levers E and G may be dispensed with, a leaf-spring secured to the magazine-bottom being then used to actuate the feed-lever and suitable and well-known retaining devices provided to prevent the load of cartridges from being ejected from the magazine when the breech-bo1t is moved back andso that the uppermost cartridge may be seized by said breech-bolt and carried for ward into the breech of the gun when the bolt is moved forward. These are modifications that will be apparent to any skilled mechanic, or those conversant with the state of the art.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a breech-loading magazine-gun having the magazine arranged immediately below the receiver and in com munication therewith, a longitudinally-slotted and spring-actuated feed -lever upon which the cartridges are stacked, in combination with a guide-lever pivoted at the forward end of the receiver and having bearing in the slot of the feed-lever, said guide-lever being provided with a groove for the reception of the bullet end of the cartridges, for the purpose set forth.

2. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of a car tridge-holder,a lock for locking the holder in the magazine, a feed-lever operating to feed the cartridges vertically from the holder, an ejector-lever having bearing on the'holder, and a detent for operating the lock to release the holder, for the purpose set forth.

'3. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which'the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of a cartridge-holder, a lock for locking the holder in the magazine, a feed-lever operating to feed the cartridges vertically from the holder, an ejector-lever having bearing on the holder, and a detent operated by the feed-lever for operating the lock to release the holder, for the purpose set forth.

4:. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of a cartridge-holder, a lock for locking the holder in the magazine, a feed-lever operating to feed the cartridges vertically from the holder, an ejector-lever having bearing on the holder, and a detent operated by the feed-lever for operating the'lock to release the holder,'said detent being arranged relatively to the feedlever, so as to be engaged thereby when the last cartridge has been removed from the holder, for the purpose set forth.

5. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination, with a cartridge-holder, a lock to lock the holder in the magazine, a'feed-lever operating to feed the vcartidges verticallyfrom the holder, an ejector-lever having bearing on the under side of the holder, and a detent for operating the lock to release the holder, of a guide lever at the front end of the magazine provided with agroove for the reception of the bullet end of the cartridges, said guide-lever moving synchronously with the cartridges, for the purposeset forth. I I

6. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which-the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination, with a cartridge-holder, a lock to lock the holder in the magaizine,afeed-lever operating to feed the cartridges vertically from the holder, an ejector-lever having bearing on the under side 7 votthe holder, and a-detent for operating 'the look to release the holder, of a guide-lever at the front end of the magazine, provided with a groove for the reception of the bullet end of the cartridges, said guide-lever receiving motion from the feed-lever, for the purpose set forth.

7. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, a magazine frame or box having at its rear end a triggerguard pro vided with a perforated tang or lug and a slot 0. in the front wall of said trigger-guard, in

combination with a bottom plate for said magazine,-provided at its rear end with a lug or catch adapted to engage the slot 0, and at its forward end with a. hollow post 0 substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of the horn o projecting from the bottom of said magazine and having bearing or seat flanges c at the foot thereof, and spring-actuated feed and ejector levers pivoted at the forward end of the magazine at or near the bottom thereof, with a cartridge-holder having at its rear end a vertical groove or socket for the reception of said horn c and a spring-actuated locking-lever terminating in a hook adapted to engage the upper edge of said rear end of the holder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

9. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of the horn c projecting from the bottom of the magazine and having bearing or seatflanges 0 at the foot thereof, and spring actuated feed and ejector levers pivoted at or near the bottom of the magazine at its forward end, with a cartridge-holder having at its rear end a vertical groove or socket for the reception of the horn c a -spring-actuated locking-lever adapted to engage the upper edge of the cartridge-holder at its rear end, and a guide-lever pivoted at the front end of the magazine above the feed and ejector levers and having hearing on said feed-lever, said guide-lever being provided with a groove for the reception of the bullet end of the cartridges, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. In a breech-loadingmagazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination, with the feed, ejector, and guide levers pivoted at the front end of the magazine on superposed independent pivots, said guide-lever having bearing on the feed-lever, of a single spring operating upon the feed and ejector levers to move the same in one and the same direction, for the purpose set forth.

11. In a breech loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of the feed-lever having its rear end chambered, a studor pin having free motion in said cham her, and aspring exerting its power upon said stud with the ejector-lever pivoted in the magazine below the feed-lever and havingin rear of its pivot an upwardly-projecting lip on which the end of the springeactuated stud has bearing, for the purpose set forth.

12. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately below the receiver, the combination of superposed spring-actuated feed and ejector 1eyers'pivoted at or'near the bottom of the magazine at its forward end and havinga determined amplitude of upward motion with a cartridge-holder having bearing on the ejector-lever, the feed-lever having bearing on the lowermost cartridge in the holder, a locking device to lock the holder in the magazine, and a detent for operating the lock to release the holder, for the purpose set forth.

13. In a breech-loading magazine -gun in which the magazine is arrangedimmediatel y below the receiver, the combination, with the receiverandlongitudinally-slotted and springactuated feed and ejector levers pivoted at the forward end of the magazine on superposed pivots and having a determined amplitude of upward motion, of a longitudinally-grooved guide-lever pivoted above the feed and ejector levers and extending into the slots thereof, the length of said guide-lever being such as to nearly fill the slots of said feed and ejector levers when the three'levers occupy a given position, for the purpose set forth.

14. In a breech-loading magazine-gun in which the magazine is arranged immediately IIO below the receiver, the combination, with spring-actuated feed and ejector levers pivoted at the forward end of the magazine at .or near the bottom thereof, of a two-armed locking-lever pivoted at the rear end of the magazine, the vertical arm of said lever terminating in a hook and its horizontal arm being provided with a finger-piece projecting outside the magazine, and with an abutment adapted. to be engaged by the feed-lever, for [O the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED BITTER JURNITSCIIEK VON WEMRSTEDT.

Witnesses:

W. B. MURPHY, VICTOR KARNING. 

